Features

Andy Johnston looks back at ten years of add-on files.

The Beechcraft King Air twin turboprop is the most successful aircraft of its type. Though a King Air does come with FS2004, there's still room for improvement as Aeroworx has shown with their X-Treme King Air B200. It features both a digital and an analog panel, highly realistic textures, interior cabin, multiple liveries and a sound set that is spot on. Learn more about this fine aircraft by reading Andrew Herd's complete review.

Over the years Andrew Herd has probably written more flightsim related reviews than anyone, so who better to take a look back at the last ten years. In this second of two articles, Andrew continues a walk down memory lane and looks at flightsimming over the past five years through reviews and freeware releases. Most flightsimmers are sure to find some familiar memories.

Over the years Andrew Herd has probably written more flightsim related reviews than anyone, so who better to take a look back at the last ten years. In the first of two articles, Andrew takes us on a walk down memory lane and looks at how flightsimming has changed since FlightSim.Com first opened ten years ago today. For those who have been in the hobby for a while this will surely bring back memories.

There are many ways to enjoy flightsimming and recently Andy Johnston has embarked on something a bit unusual: a serialized fictional flightsim story of his adventures as a pilot trying to make a living flying. Each chapter can be downloaded from our file library, while this article provides the background and introduction to the story. Start the adventure here.

Even years after being retired, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird looks futuristic. Being capable of over Mach 3 and altitudes in the 80,000 foot range, it pushes the limits of what flightsims can do. Still, even relative beginners should be able to use and enjoy this version of the famous spy plane. Learn some SR-71 history as well as the capabilities of this sim version by reading Andrew Herd's complete review.

Nels Anderson discovers that there is more to flightsimming than just using the work of others.

Author Ron Blehm enjoys exploring the flightsim world and here in the fourth of a series of feature articles he shares his flights with you, the idea being to give you some new places to explore yourself. This time he tries some really cold weather flying, with a visit to Antarctica in some classic aircraft.

Jim Lambert describes his recent experiences with virtual airlines.